Research

Current Educational Leadership faculty research is being conducted on the following topics:

Culturally responsive leadership

Social and cultural contexts of education

How technological and economic forces transform higher education

School law

Standards-based curriculum and assessment

Women in Leadership

Educational leadership cohort groups form strong bonds that evolve into powerful networks of educational leaders statewide. As research projects evolve, students collaborate with faculty and other students to enhance both teaching and learning. Some of these projects include Dr. Mary Gardiner's research on the experiences of beginning teachers in rural schools and how school leaders can mentor them effectively. She and her students presented a research paper at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in New York in March 2008.